By Juliet Jacob with Agency report Voters in Lugbe, Sauka and Tudun wada, satellite towns in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) turned out en masse, awaiting the arrival of INEC officials, correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria. The voters, who were seen in groups, were calm and patient after taking numbers in the…
By Juliet Jacob An unprecedented large turnout of voters is being recorded in Enugu even as late arrival of election materials tend to delay the process in some polling booths in the Enugu metropolis. As at 10:30 am INEC officials and materials were yet to arrive Idaw River Primary School, Uwani Secondary School, Obiagu…
By Juliet Jacob Fifteen suspected party agents have been detained by the police in Katsina State for allegedly plotting to hack the result of the presidential and National Assembly elections. The spokesman of the police command in Katsina, Superintendent Gambo Isah, who disclosed this to the media, said that the suspects had in their…
By Juliet Jacob The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned voters that the use of mobile phones or any photographic device inside the voting cubicle to take pictures of the party they cast their votes for would not be allowed. The National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC Voter Education and Publicity Committee, Barrister…
[ad_1] The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Sunday Zaka, is dead. Mr Zaka lost his life in an auto accident in Abuja in the early hours of Saturday, Daily Trust learnt. A close aide to the deceased, Bawa Benjamin, who confirmed the incident through telephone, said…
[ad_1] Tola Dehinde I know since the beginning of the year I’ve been sharing stories of people living with sickle cell that would make any parent who has a child or children living with sickle cell despair. My intention in writing those articles was not to make anyone afraid but to inform them of worst-case…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Nigeria, South Sudan, and Chad are said to have recorded extremely high maternal mortality rate in 2020. This is according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies. The report titled ‘Trends in maternal mortality’, which tracked maternal deaths nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, showed…
[ad_1] Suspected hoodlums on Friday night attacked ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in the Tudun Wada area of Gombe State metropolis. It was reported that the suspected thugs robbed the victims of their phones and injured some of the ad-hoc staff passing the night at…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Medical experts have warned that there is a likelihood of disease outbreaks due to the gatherings and travel associated with the general elections in the country. The warning is coming as Nigerians elect their President, Vice President, and members of the Senate and the House of Representatives across the country. The governorship…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Medical experts have warned that there is a likelihood of disease outbreaks due to the gatherings and travel associated with the general elections in the country. The warning is coming as Nigerians elect their President, Vice President, and members of the Senate and the House of Representatives across the country. The governorship…
